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Social Studies
10th -
12thgrade
Conjugal Roles and Gender - Families Unit - Sociology
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- 1. Fill in the Blank
The conjugal role refers to the __________ of roles within the household based on the individual’s gender. This allows for a clear differentiation and segregation of tasks based on the role of the individual within the family.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Traditional conjugal roles are that...
... men do housework and childcare, whilst women go to work
... women and men do an equal share of the housework and childcare despite their employment status.
... women are responsible for child-rearing and domestic duties, whilst men go to work to earn money
... women focus on looking pretty and being unemployed
- 3. Fill in the Blank
Talcott Parsons was a _______________ thinker who saw the husband and wife having separate roles which were instrumental and expressive roles.
- 4. Multiple Choice
The instrumental role is traditionally performed by...
... men, instrumental hints at tasks like D.I.Y
... men, instrumental hints at them playing music
... women, instrumental hints at tasks like D.I.Y
... women, instrumental hints at them playing music
- 5. Multiple Choice
The expressive role is usually performed by...
... women, because they tend to be more emotionally unstable
... men, because they are responsible for expressing care and empathy
... men, because they express their money from the bank
... women, because they are responsible for expressing care and empathy
- 6. Fill in the Blank
'Joint conjugal roles' means that couples __________ housework, childcare and leisure activities together.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Young and Wilmott believed in the ____________ view of the family that a new man was arising.
march of potatoes
march of performance
march of patriarchy
march of progress
- 8. Fill in the Blank
Ann Oakley, a key feminist thinker, she criticised Young and Wilmott’s march of progress view claiming their ideas were over exaggerated. Ann Oakley stated that the housewife role came when ________________ occurred in the 19th century making the role dominant for many years.
- 9. Fill in the Blank
Walker and Woods, 1976, argued the domestic burden ____________ substantially for women when children are involved. The wife's working week expends (is longer) to meet the needs of the family.
- 10. Poll
What is your opinion on this statement?
"Men and women share an equal role in childcare and money earning activities in 2022."
True
False
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who would argue that conjugal roles should be divided by gender?
marxists
feminists
functionalists
interactionists
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who would argue that the division of conjugal roles intentionally exploits women?
functionalists
feminists
interactionists
the new right
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who would argue that conjugal roles are placed into gender roles so that the bourgeoisie can capitalise off of products based on these stereotypes?
interactionists
feminists
functionalists
marxists
marxist feminists
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who argued that women suffer a 'dual burden' or a 'double shift'?
Benston
Banston
Bunston
Binston
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is meant by the 'double shift'?
Women have to care for two children, which is double the work
Women have to care for a man and themselves, which is double the work
Women have a day job but also complete more labour when at home doing chores and childcare for free, which is like another shift
Women have a day job but also complete more labour doing whatever the man wants, which is like another shift
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